Klofa-stef

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Klofa-stef

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 klofa-stef

n. a metric. term, a ‘cleft-burden,’ a kind of refrain, consisting of several lines inserted separately in different lines of a stanza, Sturl. ii. 59.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᚢᚠᛅ-ᛋᛏᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
metric.
metrically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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